Close to Cambridge Blue
#AED5BB
#AED5BB is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 83.5% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 140°, with 32% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AED5BB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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13.04:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.61:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.04:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AED5BB as they’d see it.
#AED5BB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AED5BB
What color is #AED5BB?
#AED5BB is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 83.5% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 140°, with 32% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AED5BB in RGB?
#AED5BB is rgb(174, 213, 187): 174 red, 213 green, and 187 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AED5BB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(18, 0, 12, 16). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AED5BB?
PANTONE 7485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AED5BB?
Its complement #E8C1DB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.